It All Begins With A Single Step

I am also thinking about swimsuits. No matter your size or shape, it’s hard to find that perfect suit. Having a 15 year old daughter, I am sure we will spend countless hours looking for one. Fortunately, she cares what I think. Modesty and style, however, rarely go hand-in-hand.

To that end, I have started walking with Katie. Besides being great exercise, it gives us one-on-one time. There are no distractions, just the two of us, and she talks non-stop and I listen. It has proven to be a very special time; a time to treasure. I get to hear her thoughts on everything from racism to boys and as her mom, I have to admit I and proud of how she thinks. She isn’t swayed by popular opinion but forms her own. There is a lot to be said for being a woman of substance, a woman who is confident enough to be an individual. She is just that.

Don’t you think God longs to walk with us too? He enjoys spending time with His children. He wants to share time with us when we are only focused on Him, no television, no computer, no i-pod; a time to talk as well as listen. Spending time with us brings Him great pleasure, and I am so encouraged by that! I am reminded of a hymn I sang growing up. It goes like this “and He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His child.” How precious that picture is of a Father desiring to have a deep personal relationship with His child. This image is even more precious to me now that both my parents are gone. I want to be like Noah and Enoch, who were so close to God that the Bible remembers them as walking with Him. My desire is to know Him so intimately that His thoughts become my own.